Gyeonggi Province Releases 10,000 Mandarin Fish

The Gyeonggi-do Marine and Fisheries Resources Research Institute released 10,000 snakehead fish fry on June 23rd and 25th into 10 rivers and streams within the province, including the Imjingang River in Yeoncheon, the Namhangang River in Yeoju, and the Gapyeong Stream in Gapyeong, to restore aquatic fish resources and preserve biodiversity (photo). All fry are healthy specimens that passed aquatic animal disease screening, produced through artificial insemination from healthy parent snakehead fish during the institute's own research on snakehead fish feed acclimation. The release sites include Gapyeong (Gapyeong Stream), Namyangju (Saneung Stream and Guun Stream), Pocheon (Hantan River), Yeoncheon (Imjingang River), Yangpyeong (Yangeun Stream), Yeoju (Namhangang River), Osan (Osan Stream), Pyeongtaek (Namyang Lake), and Ansan and Hwaseong (Tando Lake) - areas where snakehead fish are native or where populations have decreased due to habitat degradation. Snakehead fish are a ...